diff --git a/packages/chains/cardano/lib/CardanoChain.ts b/packages/chains/cardano/lib/CardanoChain.ts
index e5a712f..0aec409 100644
--- a/packages/chains/cardano/lib/CardanoChain.ts
+++ b/packages/chains/cardano/lib/CardanoChain.ts
@@ -225,31 +225,10 @@ class CardanoChain extends AbstractUtxoChain<CardanoUtxo> {
     );
 
     // create change output
-    const changeBoxMultiAsset = CardanoWasm.MultiAsset.new();
-    remainingAssets.tokens.forEach((asset) => {
-      const assetInfo = asset.id.split('.');
-      const policyId: CardanoWasm.ScriptHash = CardanoWasm.ScriptHash.from_hex(
-        assetInfo[0]
-      );
-      const assetName: CardanoWasm.AssetName = CardanoWasm.AssetName.new(
-        Buffer.from(assetInfo[1], 'hex')
-      );
-      changeBoxMultiAsset.set_asset(
-        policyId,
-        assetName,
-        CardanoUtils.bigIntToBigNum(asset.value)
-      );
-    });
-    const changeBoxLovelace = CardanoWasm.BigNum.from_str(
-      (remainingAssets.nativeToken - this.configs.fee).toString()
-    );
-
-    const changeAmount: CardanoWasm.Value =
-      CardanoWasm.Value.new(changeBoxLovelace);
-    changeAmount.set_multiasset(changeBoxMultiAsset);
-    const changeBox = CardanoWasm.TransactionOutput.new(
-      CardanoWasm.Address.from_bech32(this.configs.addresses.lock),
-      changeAmount
+    remainingAssets.nativeToken -= this.configs.fee;
+    const changeBox = CardanoUtils.createTransactionOutput(
+      remainingAssets,
+      this.configs.addresses.lock
     );
     txBuilder.add_output(changeBox);
 
diff --git a/packages/chains/cardano/lib/CardanoUtils.ts b/packages/chains/cardano/lib/CardanoUtils.ts
index 729b525..86cd062 100644
--- a/packages/chains/cardano/lib/CardanoUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/chains/cardano/lib/CardanoUtils.ts
@@ -125,6 +125,42 @@ class CardanoUtils {
     value: candidate.value,
     assets: structuredClone(candidate.assets),
   });
+
+  /**
+   * creates a box candidate by assets and address
+   * @param assets
+   * @param address
+   * @returns
+   */
+  static createTransactionOutput = (
+    assets: AssetBalance,
+    address: string
+  ): CardanoWasm.TransactionOutput => {
+    const changeBoxMultiAsset = CardanoWasm.MultiAsset.new();
+    assets.tokens.forEach((asset) => {
+      const assetInfo = asset.id.split('.');
+      const policyId: CardanoWasm.ScriptHash = CardanoWasm.ScriptHash.from_hex(
+        assetInfo[0]
+      );
+      const assetName: CardanoWasm.AssetName = CardanoWasm.AssetName.new(
+        Buffer.from(assetInfo[1], 'hex')
+      );
+      changeBoxMultiAsset.set_asset(
+        policyId,
+        assetName,
+        CardanoUtils.bigIntToBigNum(asset.value)
+      );
+    });
+
+    const changeAmount: CardanoWasm.Value = CardanoWasm.Value.new(
+      CardanoWasm.BigNum.from_str(assets.nativeToken.toString())
+    );
+    changeAmount.set_multiasset(changeBoxMultiAsset);
+    return CardanoWasm.TransactionOutput.new(
+      CardanoWasm.Address.from_bech32(address),
+      changeAmount
+    );
+  };
 }
 
 export default CardanoUtils;